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Lesson Plan Template

Title Syria's Lost Generation


Date 05/01/14
Author Feyla McNamara
Subject Area Humanities Grae !e"el #
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History: I can actively participate in collaboratively solving social problems by
analyzing injustices in our world.
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Starter ( (10 minutes)
1) Print, staple and turn in your Middle East
essays along with entire writing process
!rain Storming sheet, outline, rough dra"t,
"inal dra"t
#) $iscuss or write independently your
Di&&erentiation
Instructions written and read out loud
Time given in class for students to print, organize, etc
Students given the option to write independently or talk
with a partner about the quote
!earnin* Tar*ets an Assessments
!on* Term Tar*ets
History: I can actively participate in
collaboratively solving social problems by
analyzing injustices in our world.
Assessments 1F !earnin*(
%Students predictions&thoughts on what a child re"ugee
may 'e missing&needs
%Students messages to Syrian children&Letters to
representati(e )ichard *eal
Assessments F12 learnin*(
%Pair%share Mandela +uote
%Large group discussion (guiding ,uestions)
thoughts a'out this ,uote
-.here is no /eener re(elation a'out a society than
how it treats its children0 %*elson Mandela
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What is happening?
(5) Infographic of refugee map
(5) how video: !": yria is most dangerous
place for children
(5) Independent wor#: $ist effects of yrian
conflict on the children.
(%&) 'ompare to !"H'( report:
http:))unhcr.org)*uture+fyria) whole class
discussion
What are people doing to help?
(5) ,id wor#ers
http:))www.bbc.com)news)world-middle-east-
.5%//&01
Dont think you can volunteer to bring
medical supplies into Syria.? o! can
children stand in solidarity !ith Syrian
children?
(5) letters of solidarity to yrian children
refugees http:))www.bbc.com)news)magazine-
.2354&00
Di&&erentiation
-use of multiple methods of teaching including
socratic, small group discussion, independently
working, large group discussion, technology
integration allows for visuals/break up in lesson-
audio from other sources
Synthesis( Ho- -ill stuents synthesi3e their
unerstanin*4
(30) Letter Writing Choice: Message a
Syrian child OR send letter to Rep. Richard
Neal
Message a Syrian child!
http://unhcr.org/FutureOfSyria/message-a-
syrian-child.html
Di&&erentiation
Option for choice, examples provided on websites,
template for letter writing (shared separately)
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MA 1st District Rep. Richard Neal:
https://fors.ho!se.go"/neal/#e$fors/Con
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lot o" in"ormation that may add to their "eelings o" sadness
o" the o(erall happenings in the Middle Eastern region o"
the world, pro(ides them with authentic actions that they
can ta/e immediatley in class2 3e remind them that 4ust 'y
'eing educated and in"ormed, they are 'eing social 4ustice
acti(ists2
Technolo*y /nte*ration
6ieos9 ;rojector9 interacti"e in&o*ra+hic9 -ebsites9
i*ital communications -ith Syrian
chilren/con*ressional re+resentati"es
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